. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. EL^ODES. 357 8108. Elaeodes virescens. Krcmohia vircsce»s, Biitl. A. M. N. H. (5) iv. p. 243 (1870), J. Eaplexia ovhroar(///ra, Mab. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1899, p. 727, 2. S. Head and thorax greenish yellow mixed witli red-hrown; tegulae with a reddish bi-own band near tips, the patiigia reddish l)ro\vn at extremities, the metathorax with reddish brown band; abdomen ochreous, the crests tipjDed with reddish brown. Fore wing yellow tinged with green ; svibbasal line silvery white defined at sides by red-brown, waved, from costa to
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. EL^ODES. 357 8108. Elaeodes virescens. Krcmohia vircsce»s, Biitl. A. M. N. H. (5) iv. p. 243 (1870), J. Eaplexia ovhroar(///ra, Mab. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1899, p. 727, 2. S. Head and thorax greenish yellow mixed witli red-hrown; tegulae with a reddish bi-own band near tips, the patiigia reddish l)ro\vn at extremities, the metathorax with reddish brown band; abdomen ochreous, the crests tipjDed with reddish brown. Fore wing yellow tinged with green ; svibbasal line silvery white defined at sides by red-brown, waved, from costa to submedian fold, some red-brown beyond it on costa and above vein 1; antemedial line silvery white defined at sides by red-brown, angled outwards below costa, then oblique to submedian fold and angled inwards at vein 1, a I'ed-brown streak from it to postmedial line in submedian fold ; orbicular a small round silvery white annulus with red-brown cenb-e ; reniform a minute silvery white lunule on a red-brown ])atch which extends to the orbicular; postmedial line silvery white defined on each side by red-brown forming two small spots. Fig. 92.—Elceodcs virescens, cJ. \. at costa, a patcli on its outer side above and below vein 6 and patches on each side of it between veins 4 and 2, oblique and sinuous to discal fold, then incurved and waved; subterminal line formed by silvery white lunides defined on outer side by red-brown marks and on inner side also below costa and veins 3 and 2, incurved at vein 5 and bent inwards at vein 2 ; cilia chequered red-brown and white. Hind wing white tinged with red-brown; the under- side with brown discoidal lunule and postmedial reddish bar from costa. 2 . Hind wing uniform dark brown. Hah. Madagascak, Antanararivo {Kingdoti), 1 S type, Betsileo {Cowan), 1 6 . Exp. 30 millim. Tvpe f $ ochroaraura in Coll. MabiUe. 8109. Elaeodes acatharta, n. sp. (Plate CCXXXIV. fig. 1.) cJ . Head and thorax pale dull olive-green mixed with grev and brownisli ;
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